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The angles with measures x and 4x are complementa angles.which is the value of x

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Answer:


\huge\boxed{x=18^o}

Explanation:

Two angles are Complementary when they add up to 90°.

Therefore


x+4x=90\qquad|\text{combine like terms}\\\\5x=90\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 5}\\\\(5x)/(5)=(90)/(5)\\\\\boxed{x=18}

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